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Oct 12, 20133 min read
An excellent “Indian Summer” California whale watching adventure.
Surface lunge feeding humpback whales gorge themselves on anchovy schools today An excellent “Indian Summer” whale watch adventure. It...
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Oct 11, 20131 min read
Glutenous humpback whales feed all around the Condor Express
Glutenous humpback whales feed all around the Condor Express Among the 4 humpback whales we watched closely in the northeastern Santa...
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Oct 11, 20131 min read
Santa Barbara Channel still hot with Humpback Whales
Santa Barbara Channel still hot with Humpback Whales Out to the northeast Santa Barbara Channel the mighty Condor Express sailed In the...
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Oct 7, 20131 min read
Rope the humpback slaps a pesky sea lion.
A sea lion feeds on a barracuda by tossing it around. Later it was swallowed tail first. Rope the humpback slaps a pesky sea lion. Out...
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Oct 5, 20131 min read
Six friendly humpback whales + dolphins = FUN in the Santa Barbara Channel
Six friendly humpback whales + dolphins = FUN Fantastic clear, blue and sunny skies today across the Santa Barbara Channel made it...
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Oct 4, 20131 min read
Muchos Humpbacks y Minkes
Muchos Humpbacks y Minkes We ran two trips today, a morning open public whale watch, and an afternoon charter whale watch. When the...
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Oct 3, 20131 min read
Double humpback whale WHAMMY
Double humpback whale WHAMMY Although there was a swell running in the Santa Barbara Channel today, there was no wind on top of it and...
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Oct 2, 20131 min read
Surface feeding humpback whales today
Surface feeding humpbacks today. Captain Dave reports seeing 4 humpback whales today and two of them were actively lunge feeding on the...
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Oct 1, 20131 min read
Five “new” Humpback Whales and More
Five “new” Humpback Whales and More Another fire cracker experience in the Santa Barbara Channel’s northeast regional hotspot today. ...
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Sep 29, 20131 min read
Humpback Whales “Fall Asleep” Under the Condor Express
Whales “Fall Asleep” Under the Condor Express There were four humpback whales out on the feeding grounds of the northeast Santa Barbara...
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Sep 28, 20132 min read
Drop Dead Gorgeous Day with Santa Barabara Channel Full of Life
The slopes along the western Ventura coast and Highway 101 can be seen behind the tail fluke of a humpback whale. Drop Dead Gorgeous &...
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Sep 25, 20131 min read
Humpback Whales and Minke whale sightings on the rise today
Humpback Whales and Minke whale sightings on the rise today With ideal whale watch conditions in the northeast Santa Barbara Channel...
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Sep 24, 20131 min read
Perfect conditions for humpback whales and minke whales
Perfect conditions for humpback whales and minke whales! It was drop dead gorgeous in the northeastern Channel today. Calm seas, light...
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Sep 21, 20132 min read
Humpback Whale Lunge Feeding
Humpback Whales Lunge Feeding A spectacular, sunny. last day of Summer out on the northeastern Channel today. After spending a great half...
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Sep 19, 20131 min read
The Humpback whale and Minke whale show.
The humpback whale and Minkes show. Although the seas were extremely calm and nice today, there was a tiny bit of fog to make whale...
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Sep 10, 20131 min read
The Humpback Whale Show is ON
Condor Express route today. The Humpback Whale Show is ON Rope was not there today with her pal, but the friendly cow-calf was. And so...
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Sep 7, 20131 min read
Three humpback whales and more!
Ship’s path to humpback land Three humpback whales and more! With moderate seas and fog in the morning, it was a challenge for Captain...
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Sep 4, 20131 min read
Minke whales breaching a bunch
Minke whales breaching a bunch. Captain Dave and the Crew of the Condor Express motored out towards the southern Channel today to search...
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Aug 27, 20131 min read
Mother humpback and her calf remain central focus
Captain Mat and the Condor Express crew report that the mother humpback and her calf continue to be the central focus of large whale...
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Aug 22, 20131 min read
Minke whales surface lunge feeding in Santa Barbara Channel
Our excursion path today. Captain Mat reports another fabulous trip to the northeast Santa Barbara Channel where, among other things,...
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